she has her legal status thanks to president obama's deferred action program the result of the inaction of this body that the executive had to take action with the limited authority he has to give temporary reprieve to erica but no such help to her mother. who among us would choose between our job and our family wouldn't choose our family. as erica returns home to arizona, i wish her and her mother well and good luck in ensuring they can stay together in a country i hope values families just as it valued erica's service to congress. keep us together.organize. our inaction on immigration reform has impacted our immigrant work force, critical part of our economy. 16% of all workers in the u.s. are foreign-born and diverse sectors from agriculture to information technology to hospitality to self-employed entrepreneurs. as the aspen institute's november series working in america noted, some have great success while others are in low-paying working conditions. in my state of colorado, over 11% of our work force is comprised of immigrants. among them, unauthorized immigrants comprise 5% of co